An aerial view of the crater. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

A volcanologist studies the lava squirted up by gases under pressure on the surface of the lake. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

Flexible, glassy skin covers the molten lava. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

The excessively high temperatures make the work exhausting and hazardous. A system of perches enables the scientists to descend into the crater. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

Ribbons of lava are thrown up through cracks in the skin, lighting up the crater wall. The first scientific expedition studying the crater lake of molten lava in 20 years, because the area had been inaccessible during the rebellion in Eritrea.

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